The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22
STATE NEWS.

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Judge Blackman has granted an or.
der restraining the Police Jury Of
Ayoyelles parish from removing the
parish site from Marksyille.
The Rayne Signal says that Mr..
Hugh Hutchinson, of Lafayette par
ish, killed a hog one day last week
that weighed 500 pounds net.
Thos. P. May, a Louisianian Of some
note, and the author of several novels,
chief Of which was "The Earl Of May
field" died in London, January 10th.
Hon. J. Floyd King has filed his
application before the President for
appointment to the Office Of Surveyors
General for this State, made vacant by
the death of Mr.. Ledbetter.
Judgment has been rendered in the
District Court of Lafayette parish,
against the sureties Of ]. N. Judice,
absconded treasurer of the school
funds of that parish, for $2,64o.
The Iberia Enterprise says the
chronic affections which afiict Judge
j. E. Mouton may eventually necessi-
tate his resignation from the bench Of
the Twenty-first Judicial District.
The Plaquemine Protector has
hoisted the name Of Frances 4.
Nichols for Governor, and the Nor
gan City Free Press nominates Hon.
Murphy ]. Foster for the same exalted
position.
Mr.. Herman Bodemuller, manager
of the Rayue Signal, was married to
Miss Lille Castain in the town Of
0pelousas, on the 10th inst. The
happy twain has the best wishes of
the Echo for their future prosperity.
Prohibition went into effect through
out Lincoln parish last Saturday, and
the saloon men of Rusten, the only
place in the parish where liquor was
being sold, have closed their houses,
and Will abide the result of the elec-
tion.
The Iberia .Sstgar- Bo,0t says go cts.
per day seems to be the figures pretty
generally settled upon by the sugar
planters for field hands tho present
year, which is about 81, when house
rent, fuel, garden, etc, are taken into
account.
A gentleman in Bienville parish has
invented cotton, corn and pea plant
Or, 1t opens the furrows, plants corn
md peas, with regularity, In separate
nils, and covers the seed all at the
Iame time. 1t distributes fertilizer
llso at the same time when desired.
st. Martinsville Messenger; The
parish printing was offered at public
.uction at the Court House door, last
Tuesday, by Mr. Auguste Maraist,
,lerk of the Police Jury, to the lowest
bidder, but there was no taker as the
mount appropriated for that purpose
vas $l25 against $3.50 last year,
The Thibodaux Sentinel, in speak
ug of the Sunday law, philosophically
emarks "Whether Il (the Sunday
aw) will be sustained, time will deter
nine. If it be sustained, however,
We will bet a punched nickel that the
rimiual expenses of Lafourche parish
viii be reduced oo per cent
Mr.. VIM. A, Bryan, editor OF the
berville South, died at his residence
n the town of Plsquemjne, on the
9Th instant. lie was gooa man.
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nd one OF the Oldest ana pest practi-
al printers IN the STATE Inc aea!h
I Mi. bryan mas leIt vacancy ~
louisiana Journalism lhat WIN DC nara
0 hll,
So~Ihern Se@ta'aet ! Wlnn par,sh
an be said TO DC virtually dry, Inc
cense Tor 1850 having expired Dec
is', ana !. IS Ihoaghs tnae owing WIN 70
ne heaVy license that no one "'iI Gu
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ON lower ietrepoape 'niotus hn 70 ,p;S ,h;s
lah'ers ala Payi"s a;I;Ass s"en 'avs az an.a 'a's
car 2o Censs = asy' 1 'esS'"' S ns T. Ss"'' 'aan
u 9ay uuss @ sne ea9 9 n,a ~ ~ s"0 ,.h;oL 1J
nls leaves ~ oents ~ ~, a,'e 80 ~ "i''ya !.
ems lncrealple, ~ 1ua' sso''on y T.
osily whlse iaoor anu sne srvMset
ortlou nave gone % woiA on 'neso
rms.
Abbeville Meridtoaat ! The Police
lry, with the new year, have evident
turned over a new leaf, and IN re,
ard to roads propose hereafter to let
10 law take its course, Now, IT 1t
i'll do likewise with the justices of
10 peace and their exorbitant charges,
can save the parish a right ropEd
I'm and straighten up some lumber
oked officials,